Consulting Services

Feasibility Studies, Grant Applications
- Feasibility studies for process applications, startup ventures, new product development
- Contacts with major private and public institutions and associates for Grant applications
- Work with USDA, Regional Delta Authority, State and local authorities to apply for grants and loan assistance on new and existing plants
- Business relationships with individuals with vast experience in business value assessment, strategic planning, and organizational reviews.

Rice Milling
- White rice milling flow design
- Brown rice production flow design
- Parboiled rice milling flow design
- Facilities design
- Equipment selection
- Yields enhancement
- Air pollution control system design
- Plant automation design

Parboiling
- Product characteristic development
- Process flow design
- Pre-cleaning system design
- Equipment design
- Wastewater treatment design
- Plant automation design
- Yield enhancement
- Boiler heat recovery
- Wastewater heat recovery
- Efficient water heater designs

Rough Rice
- Drying systems selection and design
- Storage systems selection and design
- Storage management design
- Quality preservation systems design

Packaging
- Product protection systems design
- Packaging equipment selection
- System automation design
- Warehouse design and management

Specialty Rice Processing
- Rice flour production systems design
- Rice cake production systems design
- Quick cooking rice production systems design
- Instant rice
- Extruded instant rice
- Extruded rice snacks

Rice By-Products Processing
- Stabilized Rice Bran systems design
- Rice Bran oil extraction plant design
- Rice hull burning / co-generation plant design
- Rice hull grinding systems design
- Animal feed formulation and pelleting systems design
- Specialty silica production from rice hulls

Oil Seeds Processing
- Preparation plant design
- Extraction plant design
- Meal handling / storage design
- Oil refinery design
- Bleaching system design
- Hydrogenation system design
- Deodorization system design
- Oil Packaging system design
- Winterization system design
- Extrusion plant design

Soybean Lecithin
- Lecithin degumming system design
- Lecithin de-oiling system design

Plant Operations / Management Systems
- Safety Program design
- Quality Control program design
- Pest Control Protection design
- Laboratory equipment selection
- Product Protection program design
- Operation manuals development
- Operator training
- Management systems design
- Productivity audits
- Startup assistance
- Cost control audits
- Benchmarking studies

Energy Management
- Energy audits (electricity and natural gas)
- Electrical demand control system design
- Power factor improvement services
- Natural gas procurement services
- Electricity procurement services
- Heat recovery systems

Equipment Procurement
- Equipment evaluation and selection
- Contract negotiations
- Purchasing system design

Expert Witness
- Food Safety issues
- Product contamination
- Contract negotiations
- Purchasing system design
- Structural Analysis & Failures
- Equipment Design and Placement
- Industrial & Farm Accidents
- Product Liability
- Grain & Food Quality Issues
- Industrial Safety Issues
- Patent Infringement Issues
- Electrocution Cases
- Explosion Cases
- Agricultural Engineering Cases
- Electrical Fire Cases
- Control Systems Issues

Wastewater treatment
- Multiple installations of heat recovery systems for wastewater streams in parboil processing plants
- Ceramic micro-filtration on wastewater stream for instant rice plant
- Closed system evaporation systems on wastewater streams for instant rice plant

Bio-diesel
- Turnkey design and supply of bio-diesel production plants
- Manufacturing of bio-diesel production plants
- Management of bio-diesel construction projects
- Management of bio-diesel plant operations
-Procurement of feedstock and sales of bio-diesel